Handgrip for carrying parcels, packages, bundles, etc.



April 3, 1951 E. K. OL'OUGHLIN HANDGRIP FOR CARRYING PARCELS, PACKAGES, BUNDLES, ETC,

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed March 5, 1949 April 3, 1951 E. K. OLOUGHLIN HANDGRIP FOR CARRYING PARCELS, PACKAGES, BUNDLES, ETC.

Filed March 5, 1949 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 152199823034.- lizvaimllffl'lo zggblizz; Z. flffar izeys Patented Apr. 3, 1951 Q ornce nmncmrron CARRYING PARCELS,

PACKAGES, BUNDLES, ETC.

Edward K. QTL QlIghIin Brookline, Mass. Application March 5, 1949,..Se1'iaLNo.719:816

.43 Claims- *Thisrinvention relates to improvementsinhand grips-for carrying :an:artie1e,:such as a parcel,

bundle, for the like, having a supporting cord or cords extendin longitudinally thereof, with transverse sections extending around the same zmid'way of its length .and2knotted :togetherat th ends thereof.

The object of the invention :is to provide an improved hand gripnf thinrigidmaterial adapted to. be'grasped Eby the handnf the'user and havin meansadjacentits end .-detachab1y to engage the supporting cord or cards :in such manner as to .tprevent relative slipping movement therebetween.

.A furtherobjectof the invention is to nrovidea hand :grip of the icharacter described which ca heieconomica'lly manufactured :and preferably of such..construction ithatany number thereof may be superimposed r nested for storage and tran porltation. i A further object of a hand grip for .supportingan article having a .bindingcord of thecharacter described whichcan be readily and conveniently applied to the binding 00rd,. I

Another object of the invention is to provide a hand grip of the character described which will fperlnit the .thumb .of .theuser to :be pressed on the lknoteonnectingtheendsnfthe'bindingqcordmore effectively to prevent slipping or release of the knot which connects the ends of the binding cord or cords.

Preferred embodiments of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in

Which,.

Fig. 1 shows a rectangular bound parcel with an arcuate hand grip engaging the binding thereof and. supported by the hand of the user, which is illustrated in broken lines;

Fig. 2 is a detail plan view of the hand grip illustrated in Fig. 1;

, Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on line 3-3 Fig. 2;

' Fig. 4 is a side elevation similar to Fig. 1 showing a different manner in which the hand grip may be applied to the binding cord;

Fig. 5 is a detail side elevation of a hand grip and binding cord as illustrated in Fig. 4; and

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a modified form of invention as applied to parallel supporting cords of the usual type of shopping bag. The invention broadly comprises a hand grip for carrying an article having a supporting cord or cordseXtending around the article lengthwise thereof and transversely around the article midway of its length with the ends of the cord knotted the invention is to provide.

. :2 together in which the hand grip whichextends longitudinally of the article is provided with par-- allel edges and ends with apertures adjacent the ends thereof and slot of the bayonettype having slot sections extending inwardly'from the ends .in alinement with each other and offset from the apertures, with lateral sections leading to the respective apertures.

,In the simplified form, as illustrated inFigfi, the hand grip comprises .a thin rectangular .iiat plate 1 of longitudinally stiff material having parallel edges .2 and 3 with pertures A and 5 qcentrally of the width thereof and having .slot sections 6 and 1 extendin inwardly inalinement and offset :from the apertures 4 land :5 and -.slot .sections .8 and 9 preferably at ri ht angleslthere to communicatin with the ap rtures .4 and 5. Preferably the edges of the plate are provided centrally of its -length with shallow recesses .10 and ll extending ashortdistance inwardly. In [the operation of a :hand g p 10f this ch acte which is shown as supporting cords .lzand ,li-Lattachedgespectively to the "upper end walls M and 0f -a shopping bag the plate .is moved .edgewise-under {the-cords J2 and 3 .to cause .the cords to drop into the SIQtESQGtniOHSIS and .1, thento Slide into the branch sections .8 .and 9 .and .then into the respective apertures v4 and '5, and the hand,

when int duced ben ath the ,hand rip enables the bag to be readily carried by the user.

The intermediate notches I0 and II may be employed to receive the transverse members of a binding which encircles the central portion of the article, as will hereinafter more fully appear.

In the preferred embodiment of the invention, which is illustrated in Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive, the hand grip comprises an arcuate, preferably semicylindrical, plate is of suitable thin rigid material having centrally of its width apertures l1 and la in suitable proximity to theends thereof, with bayonet slots l9 and 20, similar to those shown in Fig. 6, extending inwardly from the respective ends and communicating with' the apertures I! and I8. In this construction similar recesses 2| and 22 are shown extending inwardly from the edges of the sheet or body midway of the length thereof to receive transverse sections of the binding cord which transversely surrounds the article.

In the operation of the construction shown in Fig. '1 the plate l6 of the hand grip is moved edgewise witha rolling motion beneath the longitudinal section 23 of the binding cord causing the longitudinal binding cord section 23 first to ride on to the plate and drop into the alined sections of the slots l9 and 2|] and then to slide through the angular sections into the apertures I1 and Hi. When there is also a transverse binding cord, the transverse end sections 24 and 25 are introduced into the apertures 2| and 22 with the knot 2% connecting said ends resting upon the plate l6 midway of the length of the hand grip. The hand of the user, which is illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, may then be inserted beneath the hand grip and the thumb of the operator swun from the position shown into engagement with the knot 26 to prevent relative slippage between the hand grip and the binding cord and also to prevent release of the knot 26. 7

It will be noted that the apertures into which the binding cord moves when the hand grip is in place are substantially larger in diameter than the width of the bayonet slots. Consequently, any slight tension on the binding cord and particularly the tension applied when the article is lifted by the hand grip locks the binding cord in these apertures and prevents its slipping back into the bayonet slots. Also this relation of the parts prevents the grip and the cord from being disengaged when the package is put down and the hand released from the hand grip. Furthermore, when the bayonet slot is of a width so related to the diameter and character of the binding cord that the binding cord can just pass through the slot or has to be forced therethrough the cord will expand or revert to its normal size because of the larger diameter of the apertures and this further prevents disengagement of the grip and cord.

As illustrated in Figs. 4 and 5 the longitudinal portion of the binding cord may be similarly introduced into the apertures in the hand grip, but with the knot located below and in engagement with the under face of the hand grip instead of within the hand grip, as shown in Fig. 1, in which case the recesses 2| and 22 may be omitted as unnecessary.

The hand grip'embodying the invention may be formed in any desired manner as by casting,

stamping, or die shaping, or otherwise, within the spirit and scope of the invention.

By reason of the construction above described hand grips may be conveniently and economically manufactured and which can be superimposed 4 upon each other or nested together into packages which can be conveniently stored or transported.

It will be understood that the particular embodiment of the invention as shown and described herein is of an illustrative character and not restrictive and that various modifications may be made within the spirit and scope of the following claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is:

1. A hand grip, for carrying an article having a binding cord extending thereover, comprising a plate of thin rigid material having an aperture at each end and spaced therefrom centrally of its width and having a bayonet slot at each end, with one section of each slot opening through an end of the plate and with said sections extending inward in alinement with each other and offset from the apertures and with the other section of each slot extending angularly from the first section into the adjacent aperture, the said grip acting, when moved edgewise under the cord, to cause the cord successively to ride on to the plate, to drop into the first sections of the two slots, and then to slide through the angular sections into the apertures.

2. A hand grip as defined in claim 1, in which the plate is of substantially semi-cylindrical shape thus with its side edges widely spaced enabling it to be moved edgewise on to the cord. readily with a rolling motion.

3. A hand grip as defined in claim 1, in which the said apertures are of larger diameter than the width of the bayonet slots thus to assist in preventing disengagement of the grip and binding cord when the grip is in holding position thereon.

EDWARD K. OLOUGHLIN.

I file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 480,618 Palmer Aug. 9, 1892 736,632 Priddat Aug. 18, 1903 

